Table 77. | Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary andsecondary schools, by state: 1969-70 to 1994-95 |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Percent | Current dollars | Constant 1994-95 dollars\1\ | change, | | |1979-80 to State |___________________________________________________________________|______________________________________________________|1994-95 in | | | | | | | | | | | | | |constant |1969-70|1979-80 |1989-90 |1991-92 |1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 |1969-70 |1979-80 |1989-90 |1991-92 |1992-93 | 1993-94 | dollars ______________________|_______|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|________|________|________|________|________|_________|__________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 ______________________|_______|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|________|________|________|________|________|_________|__________ United States .....|$8,626 |$15,970 |$31,367 |$34,063 |$35,029 |\2\$35,819 |\2\$36,933 |$34,346 |$30,941 |$37,156 |$37,070 |$36,966 | $36,846 | 19.4 |_______|________|________|________|________|___________|___________|________|________|________|________|________|_________|__________ Alabama ..............| 6,818 | 13,060 | 24,828 | 26,971 | 26,953 | 28,705 | 31,144 | 27,147 | 25,303 | 29,410 | 29,352 | 28,444 | 29,528 | 23.1 Alaska ...............|10,560 | 27,210 | 43,153 | 44,661 | 46,701 | 47,512 | 47,951 | 42,047 | 52,717 | 51,117 | 48,603 | 49,284 | 48,874 | -9.0 Arizona ..............| 8,711 | 15,054 | 29,402 | 31,176 | 31,352 | 31,800 |\2\ 32,090 | 34,684 | 29,166 | 34,828 | 33,928 | 33,086 | 32,711 | 10.0 Arkansas .............| 6,307 | 12,299 | 22,352 | 27,070 | 27,433 | 28,098 | 28,409 | 25,112 | 23,828 | 26,477 | 29,460 | 28,950 | 28,903 | 19.2 California ...........|10,315 | 18,020 | 37,998 | 39,922 | 40,035 | 40,264 |\2\ 40,667 | 41,071 | 34,912 | 45,010 | 43,446 | 42,249 | 41,418 | 16.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado .............| 7,761 | 16,205 | 30,758 | 33,072 | 33,541 | 33,826 | 34,571 | 30,902 | 31,396 | 36,434 | 35,991 | 35,396 | 34,796 | 10.1 Connecticut ..........| 9,262 | 16,229 | 40,461 | 46,971 | 48,343 | 49,769 | 51,300 | 36,878 | 31,442 | 47,928 | 51,117 | 51,017 | 51,196 | 63.2 Delaware .............| 9,015 | 16,148 | 33,377 | 34,548 | 36,217 | 37,469 | 39,076 | 35,895 | 31,286 | 39,537 | 37,598 | 38,220 | 38,543 | 24.9 District of Columbia .|10,285 | 22,190 | 38,402 | 38,798 | 38,702 | 42,543 | 42,959 | 40,952 | 42,991 | 45,489 | 42,223 | 40,843 | 43,762 | -0.1 Florida ..............| 8,412 | 14,149 | 28,803 | 31,070 | 31,172 | 31,944 | 32,588 | 33,494 | 27,413 | 34,119 | 33,813 | 32,896 | 32,860 | 18.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ..............| 7,276 | 13,853 | 28,006 | 29,372 | 30,223 | 30,712 | 32,828 | 28,971 | 26,839 | 33,174 | 31,965 | 31,895 | 31,592 | 22.3 Hawaii ...............| 9,453 | 19,920 | 32,047 | 34,528 | 36,470 | 36,564 | 38,518 | 37,639 | 38,593 | 37,961 | 37,576 | 38,487 | 37,612 | -0.2 Idaho ................| 6,890 | 13,611 | 23,861 | 26,334 | 27,011 | 27,756 | 29,783 | 27,434 | 26,370 | 28,265 | 28,659 | 28,505 | 28,552 | 12.9 Illinois .............| 9,569 | 17,601 | 32,794 | 36,461 | 38,632 | 39,387 | 41,041 | 38,101 | 34,101 | 38,846 | 39,680 | 40,769 | 40,516 | 20.4 Indiana...............| 8,833 | 15,599 | 30,902 | 34,006 | 35,066 | 35,712 |\2\ 36,516 | 35,170 | 30,222 | 36,605 | 37,008 | 37,005 | 36,736 | 20.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa .................| 8,355 | 15,203 | 26,747 | 29,202 | 30,130 | 30,760 | 31,511 | 33,267 | 29,455 | 31,683 | 31,780 | 31,796 | 31,642 | 7.0 Kansas ...............| 7,612 | 13,690 | 28,744 | 30,731 | 32,863 | 33,919 | 34,936 | 30,309 | 26,523 | 34,049 | 33,444 | 34,681 | 34,891 | 31.7 Kentucky .............| 6,953 | 14,520 | 26,292 | 30,870 | 31,115 | 31,625 | 32,257 | 27,685 | 28,131 | 31,144 | 33,595 | 32,836 | 32,531 | 14.7 Louisiana ............| 7,028 | 13,760 | 24,300 | 25,963 | 26,102 | 26,285 | 26,574 | 27,983 | 26,659 | 28,785 | 28,255 | 27,546 | 27,038 | -0.3 Maine ................| 7,572 | 13,071 | 26,881 | 30,097 | 30,250 | 30,996 | 31,856 | 30,149 | 25,324 | 31,842 | 32,754 | 31,923 | 31,884 | 25.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland .............| 9,383 | 17,558 | 36,319 | 38,728 | 38,753 | 39,453 | 40,636 | 37,360 | 34,017 | 43,022 | 42,147 | 40,896 | 40,584 | 19.5 Massachusetts ........| 8,764 | 17,253 | 34,712 | 37,845 | 38,774 | 40,852 |\2\ 42,078 | 34,895 | 33,426 | 41,118 | 41,186 | 40,919 | 42,023 | 25.9 Michigan .............| 9,826 | 19,663 | 37,072 | 41,490 | 43,901 |\2\ 45,186 |\2\ 47,412 | 39,124 | 38,096 | 43,914 | 45,152 | 46,329 | 46,481 | 24.5 Minnesota ............| 8,658 | 15,912 | 32,190 | 34,451 | 35,093 | 36,146 | 37,412 | 34,473 | 30,828 | 38,131 | 37,492 | 37,034 | 37,182 | 21.4 Mississippi ..........| 5,798 | 11,850 | 24,292 | 24,367 | 24,367 | 25,153 | 26,910 | 23,086 | 22,958 | 28,775 | 26,518 | 25,715 | 25,874 | 17.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri..............| 7,799 | 13,682 | 27,094 | 28,895 | 29,382 | 30,310 | 31,217 | 31,053 | 26,508 | 32,094 | 31,446 | 31,007 | 31,179 | 17.8 Montana ..............| 7,606 | 14,537 | 25,081 | 27,590 | 27,617 | 28,200 | 28,785 | 30,285 | 28,164 | 29,710 | 30,025 | 29,144 | 29,008 | 2.2 Nebraska .............| 7,375 | 13,516 | 25,522 | 27,231 | 28,768 | 29,564 | 30,822 | 29,365 | 26,186 | 30,232 | 29,635 | 30,359 | 30,411 | 17.7 Nevada ...............| 9,215 | 16,295 | 30,590 | 33,857 | 34,119 | 33,955 | 34,836 | 36,691 | 31,570 | 36,235 | 36,846 | 36,006 | 34,928 | 10.3 New Hampshire ........| 7,771 | 13,017 | 28,986 | 33,170 | 33,931 | 34,121 |\2\ 34,974 | 30,942 | 25,219 | 34,335 | 36,098 | 35,808 | 35,099 | 38.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ...........| 9,130 | 17,161 | 35,676 | 41,027 | 42,680 | 44,693 | 46,801 | 36,353 | 33,248 | 42,260 | 44,649 | 45,041 | 45,974 | 40.8 New Mexico ...........| 7,796 | 14,887 | 24,756 | 26,239 | 26,532 | 27,922 | 28,865 | 31,041 | 28,842 | 29,325 | 28,555 | 27,999 | 28,722 | 0.1 New York .............|10,336 | 19,812 | 38,925 | 43,335 | 44,999 | 45,772 | 47,250 | 41,155 | 38,384 | 46,109 | 47,160 | 47,488 | 47,084 | 23.1 North Carolina .......| 7,494 | 14,117 | 27,883 | 28,791 | 29,315 | 29,728 | 31,079 | 29,839 | 27,351 | 33,029 | 31,332 | 30,936 | 30,580 | 13.6 North Dakota .........| 6,696 | 13,263 | 23,016 | 24,495 | 25,211 | 25,506 | 26,327 | 26,661 | 25,696 | 27,264 | 26,657 | 26,605 | 26,237 | 2.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio .................| 8,300 | 15,269 | 31,218 | 32,932 | 34,519 | 35,678 | 36,685 | 33,048 | 29,583 | 36,979 | 35,839 | 36,428 | 36,701 | 24.0 Oklahoma .............| 6,882 | 13,107 | 23,070 | 25,339 | 25,918 | 27,009 | 27,971 | 27,402 | 25,394 | 27,328 | 27,576 | 27,352 | 27,783 | 10.1 Oregon ...............| 8,818 | 16,266 | 30,840 | 34,100 | 35,880 | 37,590 | 38,700 | 35,110 | 31,514 | 36,531 | 37,110 | 37,865 | 38,667 | 22.8 Pennsylvania .........| 8,858 | 16,515 | 33,338 | 38,715 | 41,215 | 42,411 | 44,489 | 35,270 | 31,997 | 39,490 | 42,132 | 43,495 | 43,627 | 39.0 Rhode Island .........| 8,776 | 18,002 | 36,057 | 36,417 | 37,933 | 39,261 | 40,729 | 34,943 | 34,877 | 42,711 | 39,632 | 40,031 | 40,386 | 16.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina .......| 6,927 | 13,063 | 27,217 | 28,068 | 29,224 | 29,566 | 30,341 | 27,581 | 25,309 | 32,240 | 30,546 | 30,840 | 30,413 | 19.9 South Dakota .........| 6,403 | 12,348 | 21,300 | 23,291 | 24,289 | 25,259 |\2\ 26,017 | 25,495 | 23,923 | 25,231 | 25,347 | 25,632 | 25,983 | 8.8 Tennessee ............| 7,050 | 13,972 | 27,052 | 28,621 | 28,960 | 30,514 | 31,270 | 28,071 | 27,070 | 32,044 | 31,147 | 30,562 | 31,389 | 15.5 Texas ................| 7,255 | 14,132 | 27,496 | 29,041 | 29,935 | 30,519 | 31,310 | 28,887 | 27,380 | 32,570 | 31,605 | 31,591 | 31,394 | 14.4 Utah .................| 7,644 | 14,909 | 23,686 | 26,339 | 27,239 | 27,706 | 28,676 | 30,436 | 28,885 | 28,057 | 28,664 | 28,746 | 28,500 | -0.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont ..............| 7,968 | 12,484 | 29,012 | 33,646 | 34,824 | 34,517 |\2\ 36,311 | 31,726 | 24,187 | 34,366 | 36,616 | 36,750 | 35,506 | 50.1 Virginia .............| 8,070 | 14,060 | 30,938 | 31,764 | 33,212 | 33,009 | 33,753 | 32,132 | 27,240 | 36,648 | 34,568 | 35,049 | 33,955 | 23.9 Washington ...........| 9,225 | 18,820 | 30,457 | 34,823 | 35,759 | 35,863 | 36,120 | 36,731 | 36,462 | 36,078 | 37,897 | 37,737 | 36,891 | -0.9 West Virginia.........| 7,650 | 13,710 | 22,842 | 27,366 | 30,301 | 30,549 | 31,923 | 30,460 | 26,562 | 27,057 | 29,782 | 31,977 | 31,425 | 20.2 Wisconsin ............| 8,963 | 16,006 | 31,921 | 35,227 | 35,926 | 35,990 |\2\ 37,349 | 35,688 | 31,010 | 37,812 | 38,337 | 37,913 | 37,022 | 20.4 Wyoming ..............| 8,232 | 16,012 | 28,141 | 30,425 | 30,080 | 30,952 | 31,300 | 32,777 | 31,022 | 33,334 | 33,111 | 31,744 | 31,839 | 0.9 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\1\Based on the Consumer Price Index prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Price index does not account
for different rates of change in the cost of living among states. NOTE.--Some data have been revised from previously published data. SOURCE: National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics; and unpublished data. (Latest edition 1994-95. Copyright @ 1995 by the National Education Association. All rights reserved.) (This table was prepared April 1995.) |